Nevada earthquakes

M2.6 earthquake 51km SSW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 51km SSW of Tonopah, NV on Wed, Aug 21, 1985, 8:47 PM PDT (03:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22 km E of Big Pine, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.6 (Mc), micro
Magnitude from
Southern California Seismic Network
Local time
UTC
1985-08-22 03:47:52 UTC
Depth
3.6 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.618° N, 117.349° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
246°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.848km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 3.251km SSW of Tonopah, NV · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.461km E of Big Pine, CA · 15017 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.561km E of Big Pine, CA · 15016 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 2.120 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 15014 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 3.722 km E of Big Pine, California · 15007 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.417km NNW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 15002 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 4.019 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 2.548km S of Tonopah, NV · 15019 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 3.010 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 15019 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.04 km ESE of Bishop, California · 15019 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.87 km ESE of Wilkerson, California · 15027 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.316km NNW of Beatty, NV · 15038 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.520km NW of Beatty, NV · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 3.227 km NNW of Beatty, Nevada · 15041 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 2.57 km SE of Wilkerson, California · 15044 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci110388. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:54 PM UTC.